Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Introduction to the verb détériorer
The English translation of the French verb détériorer is “to deteriorate” or “to damage.” In its infinitive form, détériorer is pronounced as “day-tea-ree-oh-ray.”
Détériorer comes from the French word “détérioration,” which comes from the Latin word “deterior,” meaning “worse.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
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Nous regrettons que vous ayez détérioré la voiture. (We regret that you have damaged the car.)
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Il fallait que tu n’aies pas détérioré le vase en porcelaine. (You were not supposed to have damaged the porcelain vase.)
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Elle craignait que la pluie n’eût détérioré ses plantes. (She was afraid that the rain had damaged her plants.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of détériorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse détérioré | Je regrette que j’eusse détérioré la situation. | I regret that I had worsened the situation. |
tu | eusses détérioré | Je regrette que tu eusses détérioré la situation. | I regret that you had worsened the situation. |
il | eût détérioré | Je regrette qu’il eût détérioré la situation. | I regret that he had worsened the situation. |
elle | eût détérioré | Je regrette qu’elle eût détérioré la situation. | I regret that she had worsened the situation. |
on | eût détérioré | Je regrette que l’on eût détérioré la situation. | I regret that one had worsened the situation. |
nous | eussions détérioré | Je regrette que nous eussions détérioré la situation. | I regret that we had worsened the situation. |
vous | eussiez détérioré | Je regrette que vous eussiez détérioré la situation. | I regret that you had worsened the situation. |
ils | eussent détérioré | Je regrette que ils eussent détérioré la situation. | I regret that they had worsened the situation. |
elles | eussent détérioré | Je regrette que elles eussent détérioré la situation. | I regret that they had worsened the situation. |
Other Conjugations for Détériorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détériorer
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Détériorer – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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